Case Studies
Holly: Spelling upside down, vision issues, and tantrums over reading
In Year 1, February 2018, Holly was becoming frustrated- she couldn’t just read books like her brother in bed. Every word in the hellish reading scheme her school sent home was tricky. She would over use picture cues, guess the words- Yes! she had developed these cover up skills by the age of just 6.
read moreLincoln: severely dyslexic, low on confidence and self-esteem
His reading was extremely slow and problematic. As a grade 4 student he was working at grade 1-2 standard. Despite employing many methods to his learning, being kinaesthetic and trying to teach phonics and blending he still struggled greatly.
read morePrivate tutor couldn’t help, now she is a free reader!
Easyread for Alicia has been a Godsend. Prior to coming across Easyread, Alicia had a private tutor and although she was lovely we could not see any improvement in her reading nor her spelling in the year she had her. We had raised our concerns with the school but they lacked the resources and knowledge to help Alicia.
read moreEasyread has changed Joshua’s life
We started noticing problems with Joshua’s reading in Year 1. He was not progressing and his teacher noticed that he was guessing many words. He had extra intervention with a staff member hearing Joshua read most days at school. This was expected to help his progress but it didn’t happen. His teacher didn’t understand what the problem was. We were also hearing him read regularly at home.
read moreAva wins “Reader of the Quarter” at school after 6 months of Easyread
Our daughter loved the idea of reading and had gotten an early start with phonics in Pre-K, but by the middle of 1st Grade she started really digging in her heels and reading only when absolutely necessary. As her parents we were frustrated, her teachers began to get frustrated, and our daughter just seemed to shut down whenever reading was required.
read moreLewis’s Story
Lewis's Story Lewis made a particularly strong impression to us at Easyread by sending us a piece of writing, called The Great Stink, which got him to the district final of a public speaking competition. It is all about the gross smells that used to invade the streets...
read moreDr Brunetti describes the turnaround for her daughter Lily
Dr Brunetti describes the turnaround for her daughter Lily When we started Easyread, Lily was 6 and a half and was really struggling with progressing with reading which was odd given she had managed the beginnings of phonics (in year R and 1) quite well. We practised...
read moreMatilda’s self-esteem boost as reading becomes easy
Matilda's self-esteem boost as reading becomes easy 1.What was reading practice and spelling like for Matilda before Easyread? (main concerns, consistent patterns and frustrations) Reading was incredibly frustrating- for both Matilda and the rest of her...
read moreThomas’ Story
Thomas' Story 1. What was reading practice and spelling like for Thomas before Easyread? Reading practice was slow, hard work for both of us and often fraught. Thomas hated reading and would make many excuses not to do it. 2. Did any of the patterns you saw fit the...
read moreRusty’s Story
Rusty's Story: Auditory Processing Disorder 1. What was reading practice and spelling like for Rusty before Easyread? Before Easyread reading with Rusty was a battle. Our 8 year old would throw tantrums like a two year old and cry as the first challenging...
read moreSophie’s guessing: going, going, gone!
1. WHAT THE PAST WAS LIKE Before Easyread, Sophie would get frustrated easily and “shut down.” She knew a lot of words by sight, which for us, meant she would forget them when she was tired. We had lots of mistakes and lots of guessing. 2. PREVIOUS INTERVENTIONS DONE...
read moreJack, age 9, starting to love books
1. WHAT THE PAST WAS LIKE What was reading practice and spelling like for Jack before Easyread? (main concerns, consistent patterns and frustrations) Jack was very slow to read words quickly. He would sound out each sound. When he would do out loud reading it was hard...
read moreJonah, aged 10: from Guessing to Grade Level in 200 lessons
Our son Jonah is now just over 200 lessons and we wanted to say how impressed we are with not only his progress but also with the support and attention we have received. WHAT THE PAST WAS LIKE Jonah was falling behind fast at school and becoming frustrated with his...
read moreCase study: Giant leap forward for Alexander
WHAT THE PAST WAS LIKE Alexander struggled greatly with phonics in school. He hated reading and writing in the beginning. He had had a particularly bad case of glue ear and his hearing was badly affected by it between 1.5yrs and 3.9 yrs. Consequently, his speech was...
read moreThere were hard times…
Before my son started with EasyRead he didn't progress with his reading in a year. He was starting to say that he was stupid and a bad reader. We had tried at home methods that our other children had been successful at in learning how to read, but nothing helped. We...
read moreGabriel: 9-Year-Old, Multilingual Non-reader
1. WHAT THE PAST WAS LIKE What was reading practice and spelling like for Gabriel before Easyread? (main concerns, consistent patterns and frustrations) Before Easyread, reading practice was unproductive and often frustrating. He had met all age-related transitional...
read moreSpelling coming together for Lucy
1. WHAT THE PAST WAS LIKE What was reading practice and spelling like for Lucy before Easyread? (main concerns, consistent patterns and frustrations) Before we found Easyread we were getting very concerned about the lack of progress in Lucy's spelling. She spelt...
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Case Study: From non-reader with focusing issues to reading breakthrough
Before starting: Paul was in Grade 2 in Canada and about a year behind in reading. His progress was slow; his mother says it was like "torture" to practice reading with him, because he was constantly guessing words. His decoding and blending skills were close to zero...
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Case Study: Twin Teens Reach Reading Take-Off
Before DM Reading, teenage twin boys Greyson and Taylor's reading had plateaued. Their parents noticed it initially in their end of year homeschool testing, particularly in the comprehension sections. When doing schoolwork, their mom noticed that though they appeared...
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Case Study: Three trilingual siblings in Norway
We are a family with 3 children of the ages of 17, 14 and 10. My husband is from New Zealand and I am from Germany. Our children were born in NZ where we lived until we moved to the north of Norway at the end of 2009. Our first language at home is English with German...
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